Year: 2014
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Living
The Diabetes Marathon
Two years after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Shawn Shepheard decides to run a marathon. Hockey gets in the…
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Research
The Bionic Pancreas, the Medtronic Duo, & Pump Wars
The Insulin Nation T1D Tech Roundup for June 2014
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Hypoglycemia
Sniffing Out Hypos
Take a look inside the process to train diabetes service dogs in Canada and the US.
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Treatment
The Best Children’s Hospital Diabetes Programs
U.S. News and World Report releases its rankings. See which hospitals made the Top 10, with contact info.
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Living
The Diabetes Emotional Roller Coaster
People with diabetes often find that blood sugar levels and emotional stability go hand in hand.
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En Español
Fui un conejillo de indias del páncreas artificial
Thomas Brobson de JDRF describe el proyecto de desarrollar el páncreas artificial.
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Medicine/Drugs
Uncertain Access to Insulin
Elizabeth Rowley says we must speak up for those with diabetes around the world who can’t find or afford insulin…
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Living
A Sick Stranger in a Strange Land
A young woman with T1 shares the frustration of being hospitalized while traveling.
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Living
Drafting Your Diabetes Dream Team
Shawn Shepheard discusses Connected in Motion’s beginnings and the value of finding a positive community of other people with Type…
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Columns
When Your Doctor is Diabetes Dumb
That special moment when you have to explain to your doctor the difference between Type 1 diabetes and Type 2…
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Medicine/Drugs
Weight and T1 Can be a Heavy Subject
We sometimes forget that insulin is a hormone that can promote weight gain in people with Type 1 diabetes.
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Columns
The Diabetes Rookie
When Shawn Shepheard was diagnosed with T1 late in life, he felt lost, but sometimes one moment can change everything.
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Treatment
The T1 Treatment Roundup: June 2014
Better basal insulin, neuropathy detectors, cat CGMs, and more.
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Medicine/Drugs
An Endocrinologist’s Frustration with Insulin Therapy
A diabetes doctor confronts the limits to what she can do to help her patients.
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Medicine/Drugs
Protesting Ontario Test Strip Restrictions
Columnist Alyssa Tangerine details how a government policy curbing test strip reimbursement can hurt people with diabetes.
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Columns
Bad Behavior or Blood Sugar Swings?
A mother shares her struggles to know when to discipline and when to test her child with T1.
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Living
A Type 1 Thespian: Catching up with Austin Basis
The Beauty and the Beast star talks with Insulin Nation on acting with apple juice, JDRF fundraising, and his competitive…
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Columns
I’m Glad My Mom Got on My Case About My Type 1 Diabetes
In an excerpt from Balancing Diabetes, Kerri Sparling recalls butting heads with her mom over blood glucose control.
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Medicine/Drugs
Is Glucagon Ready for Primetime?
A pharmaceutical company hints it has created a room-temperature liquid glucagon that performs as well as powdered glucagon.
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Columns
Worth His Weight in Gold
T1 cyclist Mari Ruddy relies on Paralympic gold medalist Chris Klebl for inspiration.
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